Peter L. Weissberg

21.1k citations

119 papers · 11.4k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 52

Molecular Biology top 1%
Nephrology top 0.1%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 1%
Surgery top 1%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 1%

Co-authors: Catherine M. Shanahan Diane Proudfoot Martin R. Bennett Jeremy N. Skepper James C. Metcalfe Rosamund McNair Joanne L. Reynolds James H.F. Rudd
Topics: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (14 papers)Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (13 papers)Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (12 papers)
Cited by: Nephrology Immunology and Allergy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The Lancet
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Peter L. Weissberg

118 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation With [ ¹⁸ F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

2002 895 citations James H.F. Rudd, Elizabeth A. Warburton et al. profile →
Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Undergo Vesicle-Mediated Calcification in Response to Changes in Extracellular Calcium and Phosphate Concentrations

2004 746 citations Jeremy N. Skepper, Diane Proudfoot et al. profile →
Cell Surface Trafficking of Fas: A Rapid Mechanism of p53-Mediated Apoptosis

1998 620 citations Martin R. Bennett, Shiu‐Wan Chan et al. profile →
Apoptosis Regulates Human Vascular Calcification In Vitro

2000 598 citations Diane Proudfoot, Jeremy N. Skepper et al. profile →
Medial Localization of Mineralization-Regulating Proteins in Association With Monckeberg’s Sclerosis

1999 524 citations Catherine M. Shanahan, Diane Proudfoot et al. profile →
High expression of genes for calcification-regulating proteins in human atherosclerotic plaques.

1994 515 citations Catherine M. Shanahan, James C. Metcalfe et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evaluation of translocator protein quantification as a tool for characterising macrophage burden in human carotid atherosclerosis 2009 ·Atherosclerosis ·Joseph Bird,David Izquierdo‐Garcia,John R. Davies,James H.F. Rudd,Katrin C. Probst,Nichola Figg,J. C. Clark,Peter L. Weissberg,Anthony P. Davenport,(unknown)	70
2	FDG–PET can distinguish inflamed from non-inflamed plaque in an animal model of atherosclerosis 2009 ·International journal of cardiac imaging ·John R. Davies,David Izquierdo‐Garcia,James H.F. Rudd,Nichola Figg,Hugh K. Richards,Joseph Bird,Franklin I. Aigbirhio,Anthony P. Davenport,Peter L. Weissberg,Tim D. Fryer,Elizabeth A. Warburton	44
3	Strategy for improved [11C]DAA1106 radiosynthesis and in vivo peripheral benzodiazepine receptor imaging using microPET, evaluation of [11C]DAA1106 2007 ·Nuclear Medicine and Biology ·Katrin C. Probst,David Izquierdo‐Garcia,Joseph Bird,Laurent Brichard,(unknown),John R. Davies,Tim D. Fryer,Hugh K. Richards,John C. Clark,Anthony P. Davenport,Peter L. Weissberg,Elizabeth A. Warburton	25
4	Nesprin-1 and -2 are involved in the pathogenesis of Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and are critical for nuclear envelope integrity 2007 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Qiuping Zhang,(unknown),Nathalie F. Worth,John Dwyfor Davies,Christina Wasner,Anja Feuer,(unknown),Qijian Yi,Jason A. Mellad,Derek Warren,Matthew Wheeler,Juliet A. Ellis,Jeremy N. Skepper,Matthias Vorgerd,Beate Schlotter‐Weigel,Peter L. Weissberg,Roland G. Roberts,Manfred Wehnert,Catherine M. Shanahan	397
5	I have presented two research studies at scientific meetings. The abstracts have been published in society journal supplements. Is it appropriate for me to include both presentations and publications in my curriculum vitae? 2004 ·BMJ ·Peter L. Weissberg	3
6	Krüppel-like Factor 4 (KLF4/GKLF) Is a Target of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and Transforming Growth Factor β1 in the Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Kathryn E. King,(unknown),Peter L. Weissberg,Catherine M. Shanahan	103
7	Research in clinical training 2002 ·BMJ ·Peter L. Weissberg	2
8	A Polymorphism of the Human Matrix γ-Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein Promoter Alters Binding of an Activating Protein-1 Complex and Is Associated with Altered Transcription and Serum Levels 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Afshin Farzaneh‐Far,(unknown),(unknown),Henri M.H. Spronk,Diane Proudfoot,Shiu‐Wan Chan,Kevin M. O’Shaughnessy,Peter L. Weissberg,Cees Vermeer,Catherine M. Shanahan	96
9	Transcriptional regulation of matrix gla protein 2001 ·Zeitschrift für Kardiologie ·Afshin Farzaneh‐Far,Peter L. Weissberg,Diane Proudfoot,Catherine M. Shanahan	42
10	Expression of angiogenic factor thymidine phosphorylase and angiogenesis in human atherosclerosis 2000 ·The Journal of Pathology ·Joseph J. Boyle,Beverley Wilson,Roy Bicknell,(unknown),Peter L. Weissberg,Tai‐Ping Fan	41
11	IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA- REGULATED VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL GENES 2000 ·Cytokine ·Paul J. Adam,Gerald Clesham,(unknown),Peter L. Weissberg	7
12	Time to treat: beyond survival, preventing recurrence of acute coronary syndromes, produced from a 1-day symposium in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 February 1999 1999 ·Elsevier eBooks ·J. Shepherd,Peter L. Weissberg	1
13	Smooth muscle cell phenotypes in atherosclerotic lesions 1999 ·Current Opinion in Lipidology ·Catherine M. Shanahan,Peter L. Weissberg	52
14	Is vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation beneficial? 1996 ·The Lancet ·Peter L. Weissberg,Gerald Clesham,Martin R. Bennett	91
15	Active and acid-activatable TGF-β in human sera, platelets and plasma 1995 ·Clinica Chimica Acta ·David J. Grainger,David E. Mosedale,James C. Metcalfe,Peter L. Weissberg,Paul R. Kemp	87
16	Approaches to the development of selective inhibitors of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation 1993 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Peter L. Weissberg,(unknown),Catherine M. Shanahan,(unknown)	36
17	Inhibition of PDGF BB stimulated DNA synthesis in rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells by the expression of a truncated PDGFβ receptor 1993 ·FEBS Letters ·Paul R. Kemp,Yair Shachar‐Hill,Peter L. Weissberg,James C. Metcalfe	3
18	Effect of lower body positive pressure on blood pressure, plasma atrial natriuretic factor concentration, and sodium and water excretion in healthy volunteers and cardiac transplant recipients 1988 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Martin R. Wilkins,Michael D. Gammage,Huckaby Lewis,Lip Bun Tan,Peter L. Weissberg	16
19	Pregnancy induced hypertension 1983 ·BMJ ·Peter L. Weissberg,Jane Weaver,K L Woods,MJ West,D G Beevers	2
20	Methyl-cellulose paint possibly causing heart failure. 1979 ·BMJ ·Peter L. Weissberg,(unknown)	2

About Peter L. Weissberg

Peter L. Weissberg is a scholar working on Nephrology, Immunology and Allergy and Cancer Research, having authored 119 papers that have together received 11.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (14 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (13 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nephrology (2.5k citations), Immunology and Allergy (570 citations) and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (1.8k citations). Peter L. Weissberg has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Catherine M. Shanahan, Diane Proudfoot, Martin R. Bennett, Jeremy N. Skepper, James C. Metcalfe, Rosamund McNair, Joanne L. Reynolds, James H.F. Rudd, Qiuping Zhang and László Hegyi. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

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